New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday arrested from Kolkata a proclaimed offender in the 2022 Bogtui carnage in which at least 10 people, mostly women and children, were burnt alive in a village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, an official said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Proclaimed Offender Rohan Sk alias Kismot Sk from Mirja Galib Road, Kolkata, in connection with the case, the official said in a statement.The accused has been at large since the registration …
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New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Nearly two decades after they allegedly fled to evade arrest, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended two proclaimed offenders wanted in a major bank fraud case involving the misappropriation of more than Rs 1.25 crore from the State Bank of India (SBI)’s main branch in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, the agency said on Monday.The accused, identified as Brijbhushan Prasad and Kartar Singh, were arrested on June 21 in a coordinated operation conducted across Mahara…
Bokaro (Jharkhand), June 2 (IANS) The Jharkhand police have arrested an associate of gangster Prince Khan for allegedly demanding extortion from a plant of BMW Industries Limited and issuing threats to its manager in the Bokaro district, police officials said on Tuesday. According to police, the accused — identified as 37-year-old Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Sector-2C in Bokaro — was arrested from Bermo Mor in the Dumri area. After interrogation, he was produced before a court and remanded to …
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Branch Manager of the State Bank of India (SBI), Dumaria Branch in Godda district, Jharkhand, in connection with a bribery case. According to the agency, the case was registered on May 31, following allegations that the accused public servant had demanded a bribe of Rs 60,000 for processing a claim under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY). The claim, amounting to Rs 2 lakh, was related to the co…
Dhanbad, May 12 (IANS) Jharkhand Leader of the Opposition and former chief minister Babulal Marandi, on Tuesday, hit out at the Hemant Soren-led government, alleging that law and order has completely broken down in the state.Addressing a press conference in Dhanbad, Marandi accused the government of shielding criminals and mafias.He said the deterioration in law and order was not accidental but a “deliberate strategy”, claiming that traders and ordinary citizens were living in fear due to an…
Dhanbad, May 12 (IANS) A youth was brutally murdered by unidentified assailants who allegedly crushed his head with a heavy stone near the Chandmari Yagyashala ground under the Dhansar police station limits in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district. The blood-soaked body was recovered from bushes behind the ground on Tuesday morning, sending shockwaves across the locality.The attackers reportedly smashed the victim’s face and head beyond recognition, making identification extremely difficult for polic…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A team of Delhi Police’s Cyber Police Station, North-East District, has successfully cracked a cyber fraud case involving Rs 10,52,938 with the arrest of two accused persons from Jharkhand. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Rakesh Kumar, a 65-year-old resident of the national capital’s Meet Nagar, who stated that on April 25, he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown person regarding the updation of KYC details linked to his bank accounts. Th…
Ranchi, May 11 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Monday expressed serious concern over the circulation of a viral video involving a young woman survivor and pulled up the police machinery for not acting promptly to curb its spread on digital platforms.The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Dhanbad appeared in person before the court in compliance with an earlier direction issued during the hearing of this case.The SSP informed the court that an FIR had now been registered on the basis of …
Ranchi, April 12 (IANS) Acting on inputs about a suspected paper leak ahead of the Excise constable recruitment examination in Jharkhand, police raided the premises in Tamar police station area and detained over 100 individuals for questioning, officials said on Sunday.The police action was carried out in the Rangamati area following reports of suspicious activity in a building where candidates were allegedly preparing with what is believed to be a leaked question paper. During the raid, police …
Ranchi, March 26 (IANS) A fresh wave of bomb threats sent through emails targeting key government offices and court complexes in Jharkhand triggered panic across the state on Thursday.In view of this, security has been beefed up in Ranchi, Dhanbad, and Sahibganj.According to officials, threatening emails warning of explosions were sent to the Ranchi Collectorate, and the Dhanbad and Sahibganj Civil Courts. This set off a statewide alert. Police and security agencies swiftly moved in and turned t…